Final Fantasy Explorers Hits Japan On December 18th

Final Fantasy Explorers is similar to a hunting-action game, but will have a range of features from the Final Fantasy series such as job classes, summons, and magic. The latest issue of Jump magazine shares additional info for the upcoming Nintendo 3DS title. [Thanks, Game Jouhou.]

The magazine shares the latest details on jobs such as the Time Mage that can use support magic to help allies and Ninjas that utilize speed to their advantage.

Jump also shared a bit on some new Summons, starting with Ramuh who uses electric attacks and teleporting abilities to give players a hard time. Fenrir has also been revealed, and its speed is second to none, and it will use water-based magic to damage players.

Additionally, the magazine report also details a new “Trance” system, a powerful ability that lets you do things like temporarily pull off special attacks without using AP or temporarily gain increased parameters.

Finally, it’s been announced that Final Fantasy Explorers will be released on December 18, 2014 in Japan for Nintendo 3DS.

Yes, i know, but Chocobo Racing was cancelled and FF Explorer look just like that game. Coincidence?

Namuro

Yeah, they probably has some “assets” left from that project after they decided to cancel it for whatever reasons, then saw how the hunting games are getting more popular, and decided to turn it into a full-fledged hunting game.

Hau To

Close to my bday. Looking forward to it. I don’t think I’ll be able to play multiplayer yet, but solo is good enough for now.

I started learning Japanese a few years ago so I could play games like this before they are released in the west. Days like this make it worthwhile. I’m psyched! :)

SuperSailorV

That’s awesome! I hope you have an equally awesome Japanese exclusive themed 3DS!

raeldor

Not themed, but I did get a nice ice white one, which if I’m not mistaken you STILL can’t get in the US. What’s up with that Nintendo!?

Max Leo

How’s your Kanji going? :o

Postnjam

NOOOO, Don’t bring back the nightmares that is learning Kanji, if he/she hasn’t started it yet, I’m so so sorry.

raeldor

Not bad. I can read about 800 now, though that doesn’t mean I know ALL words that contain them. :P I actually wrote an iPhone/iPad application to help practice reading/writing kanji in the context of sentences.

They make the games in Japan so…
Also, some FFs are more popular in Japan than here I think.

Ben Green

Idk, most of the latest FF games sold better in the west (according to lolchartz at least). XIII trilogy sold more in the west, so did the Crystal Chronicles games, XI Online, XIV, Crisis Core, Theatrhythm, among others. XV looks a lot more Western-y than it looks like a traditional JRPG, so hopefully that one will sell a lot more here too and Square will make more juicy RPGs for us

BinaryMind

It takes a tremendous amount of work and planning to localize 40 hour+ RPGs that are loaded with voice acting into English simultaneously. They have done it a few times in the past and I don’t think that extra work really paid off in the long run.

Bravely Default still sold very well over here despite taking nearly a year and a half to come out. If anything, BD probably benefited from importers who hyped up its release.

하세요

Eh? Final Fantasy is pretty damn popular in Japan, too. I think sales are fairly even between the two.